A/N: Hey everyone! I hope you had a great New Year! Mine was actually pretty
boring. Anyway, here's the next part. The next part to I knew I Loved Him Then
will be up really soon, never fear. By the way, the Jenny parts aren't meant to be
funny, they just kind of turned out that way. J/k, luv ya Jenny! I have really bad
grammar for one thing, so the part where Madame Pomfrey wants to see Lupin,
I'm not sure if that's right. Never mind.
Chapter 23: The Marauder's get their start
James:
We left Lily in the Hospital Wing with assurances from Madame Pomfrey
that she would be out by the end of the week.
"Mr. Lupin, can I see you for a minute?" she asked as we were leaving.
"You can, but may you?" he retorted. Madame Pomfrey gave him a look;
he made a face and reluctantly followed. (A/N: for you grammar stars out there
[aka Jenny, the same as the slow one]: is it 'May I" or "Can I" I was never good
@ grammar, got a 77 on the test. :oP)
"Hey, James, what do you think is up our old pal Remus?" asked Sirius.
"I don't know," I replied. "He's probably just sick."
"Again. That boy gets sick every month…" realization dawned on Sirius. I
had no idea what was going on. I thought about it for a minute. Remus went
away every month. Either he or some relative was sick. I sent his mother an owl
asking if she felt better once, but she said she had no idea what I was talking
about. I thought about each time Remus went away. There had to be something
connecting those times. It was a full moon. That was it: every time Remus went
away, it was a full moon. But why did he think we would care he was a werewolf?
Sirius interrupted my thoughts.
"I know, I mean, did he think he couldn't trust us?" he asked.
"What?" I asked completely in the blue.
"You said, 'but why did he think we would care he was a werewolf?' and I
agreed with you," said Sirius, looking at me funny.
"Oh, didn't realize I said that last part out loud," I apologized.
"That happened to me just a few minutes ago in the Hospital Wing, when
Cat said Lily was going to be down her throat…"
"I heard what you said, Sirius," I shuttered. "I don't need to hear it again."
"Okay," he said lightly. We entered the Library, Sirius complaining loudly
that he was hungry.
"We just ate," I hissed. "How can you be hungry again?"
"Because I am!" he shouted, receiving a death stare to rival Lily's from the
librarian, Madame Legistis. "Come on, it's nearly noon. Don't tell me you aren't
hungry too."
"I am, but I can wait. They'll serve lunch in half an hour, can't you wait that
long?" I asked. "This is no use, I have no idea where to begin. I've never even
been here before. We need Lily or Remus. They spend all their free time here,
reading and doing homework."
"I have an idea," said a hushed voice from behind us. "Why don't you take
a leaf out of Miss Evan's or Mr. Lupin's book and do the same?" I whirled around
to look in the face of Madame Legistis.
"Sorry," I whispered. "We were actually just about to leave, we can't find
what we need."
"Hey James, I just thought of something," said Sirius.
"A first," came another voice from behind.
"Hey Remus," said Sirius unsteadily.
"Please Sirius, don't act as though we still don't know. Remus. Buddy. Pal.
I'm going to say this, and you figure it our. You're smart enough, it'll take you
about two seconds. We know," I said. As soon as I had said it, I saw Remus
clench his fists.
"Know what?" he stammered.
"Don't play dumb, Remus. We know," I said again. Remus's hands started
to get sweaty.
"Honestly, I have no idea what you're talking about," he said, with more
confidence.
"Jeez Remus we aren't stupid," said Sirius. "You didn't think we'd find out
you're a we…"
"Shhhh!" Remus hissed. "Don't go shouting it all over the place. Yes, I'm a
werewolf," he shuttered. "I don't exactly want to announce it to the world, okay?
You wouldn't either, if it were you."
"Why?" asked Sirius. "You didn't think we would stop being your friends
just because of a little thing like that?"
"Well," he said, unsurely. "It's not as if it would have been the first time. I
mean, I had to make a lot of changes in my life style when I was bitten."
"Let's save this sentimental bit for a place more comfortable than the
hallway, shall we?" asked Sirius. I glared at him. It was a very insensitive thing
for him to say. (A/N: A note that has nothing to do with this story, but I heard on
60 Minutes that the 5th book is called Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix!!!!!!
They had just done an interview with the goddess herself, and announced the
title. Yay! You can keep going now and don't forget to r/r at the end!!!!). Remus
on the other hand, laughed.
"Okay, why don't we go up to the dorm?" he asked. "Race you." Remus
broke off into a run. I looked at Sirius and we quickly followed. We turned a
corner and saw Remus, standing dead still. I stopped and looked at him, my grin
fading. I saw what he was looking at: Lucius Malfoy. Malfoy was grinning from
ear to ear. Behind him, I saw Snape, Crabbe and Goyle, and behind them Saria
and Narscissa. As the only two girls in their year in Slytherin, they had latched on
to each other and were joined at the hip. Narscissa whispered something to Saria
and they both laughed pointedly at me. I saw someone moving behind Saria and
Narscissa. I had no idea who it was, but I hoped whomever it was would hurry up
and do something before we got our butts kicked by big ugly trolls.
"So, Potter," said Malfoy. "Manage to save your little Mudblood girlfriend?"
I turned to Sirius.
"Why does everyone think she's my girlfriend?" I asked him. He shrugged.
"At least he can get one," said Remus. "And watch your mouth."
"I wouldn't talk Moon boy," he (A/N: Malfoy, Jenny) hissed. "Or I'll spill
your secret to a certain influential teacher…"
"He knows," he said (A/N: Jenny, Lupin is speaking). "All the teachers do."
"And do you really think that anyone who knows him will care?" I asked.
"We know and we still like him."
"Yes, but see Potter," said Snape. "You all are freaks, so what you think
doesn't matter."
"Yes but see Snape," said Sirius, imitating him. "You all are Slytherin slime
balls, so what you think is, oh wait, you think? Remus, James, on your mark, get
set, go!" Sirius started to run, Remus choked back laughter, and I was shaking
silently. Score: Malfoy and trolls: 0, Sirius and gang: 1. I tore after Sirius and
Remus, and minutes later I arrived, last, at the portrait hole, heaving with
laughter.
"That's great," I hiccoughed. "We need to do that more often."
"What's so funny?" asked Peter, who had just returned from a float with
McGonagall.
"Well," said Remus. "We had just seen Lily in the Hospital Wing when we
ran into Malfoy and his trolls. Malfoy insulted Lily and me, Snape insulted the
whole lot of us and Sirius here insulted them and it was one of those things
where you just had to be there. What's for lunch, by the way? I'm starving."
"Me too. This should be our hobby, making fun of the Slytherins and
playing pranks on them. Or would anyone feel sorry for them and take pity and
be forever thought of as a loon?" asked Sirius.
"Sirius, that's like asking if someone likes spinach," I said. (A/N: No
offence to those who like spinach. I personally think it's Devil's Spawn but you
can like it if you do). "I'm in, Remus? Peter?"
"Please," said Remus. "Don't insult me by thinking I wouldn't love to do
this."
"Why not?" asked Peter, grinning. "I need a hobby." (A/N: there are a lot of
these in this part. Well, little does Devil's Spawn [Peter, Jenny] know that the
people he is pranking and insulting now will one day be his peers. The little rat,
how could you?! Jenny, don't ask, just don't).
boring. Anyway, here's the next part. The next part to I knew I Loved Him Then
will be up really soon, never fear. By the way, the Jenny parts aren't meant to be
funny, they just kind of turned out that way. J/k, luv ya Jenny! I have really bad
grammar for one thing, so the part where Madame Pomfrey wants to see Lupin,
I'm not sure if that's right. Never mind.
Chapter 23: The Marauder's get their start
James:
We left Lily in the Hospital Wing with assurances from Madame Pomfrey
that she would be out by the end of the week.
"Mr. Lupin, can I see you for a minute?" she asked as we were leaving.
"You can, but may you?" he retorted. Madame Pomfrey gave him a look;
he made a face and reluctantly followed. (A/N: for you grammar stars out there
[aka Jenny, the same as the slow one]: is it 'May I" or "Can I" I was never good
@ grammar, got a 77 on the test. :oP)
"Hey, James, what do you think is up our old pal Remus?" asked Sirius.
"I don't know," I replied. "He's probably just sick."
"Again. That boy gets sick every month…" realization dawned on Sirius. I
had no idea what was going on. I thought about it for a minute. Remus went
away every month. Either he or some relative was sick. I sent his mother an owl
asking if she felt better once, but she said she had no idea what I was talking
about. I thought about each time Remus went away. There had to be something
connecting those times. It was a full moon. That was it: every time Remus went
away, it was a full moon. But why did he think we would care he was a werewolf?
Sirius interrupted my thoughts.
"I know, I mean, did he think he couldn't trust us?" he asked.
"What?" I asked completely in the blue.
"You said, 'but why did he think we would care he was a werewolf?' and I
agreed with you," said Sirius, looking at me funny.
"Oh, didn't realize I said that last part out loud," I apologized.
"That happened to me just a few minutes ago in the Hospital Wing, when
Cat said Lily was going to be down her throat…"
"I heard what you said, Sirius," I shuttered. "I don't need to hear it again."
"Okay," he said lightly. We entered the Library, Sirius complaining loudly
that he was hungry.
"We just ate," I hissed. "How can you be hungry again?"
"Because I am!" he shouted, receiving a death stare to rival Lily's from the
librarian, Madame Legistis. "Come on, it's nearly noon. Don't tell me you aren't
hungry too."
"I am, but I can wait. They'll serve lunch in half an hour, can't you wait that
long?" I asked. "This is no use, I have no idea where to begin. I've never even
been here before. We need Lily or Remus. They spend all their free time here,
reading and doing homework."
"I have an idea," said a hushed voice from behind us. "Why don't you take
a leaf out of Miss Evan's or Mr. Lupin's book and do the same?" I whirled around
to look in the face of Madame Legistis.
"Sorry," I whispered. "We were actually just about to leave, we can't find
what we need."
"Hey James, I just thought of something," said Sirius.
"A first," came another voice from behind.
"Hey Remus," said Sirius unsteadily.
"Please Sirius, don't act as though we still don't know. Remus. Buddy. Pal.
I'm going to say this, and you figure it our. You're smart enough, it'll take you
about two seconds. We know," I said. As soon as I had said it, I saw Remus
clench his fists.
"Know what?" he stammered.
"Don't play dumb, Remus. We know," I said again. Remus's hands started
to get sweaty.
"Honestly, I have no idea what you're talking about," he said, with more
confidence.
"Jeez Remus we aren't stupid," said Sirius. "You didn't think we'd find out
you're a we…"
"Shhhh!" Remus hissed. "Don't go shouting it all over the place. Yes, I'm a
werewolf," he shuttered. "I don't exactly want to announce it to the world, okay?
You wouldn't either, if it were you."
"Why?" asked Sirius. "You didn't think we would stop being your friends
just because of a little thing like that?"
"Well," he said, unsurely. "It's not as if it would have been the first time. I
mean, I had to make a lot of changes in my life style when I was bitten."
"Let's save this sentimental bit for a place more comfortable than the
hallway, shall we?" asked Sirius. I glared at him. It was a very insensitive thing
for him to say. (A/N: A note that has nothing to do with this story, but I heard on
60 Minutes that the 5th book is called Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix!!!!!!
They had just done an interview with the goddess herself, and announced the
title. Yay! You can keep going now and don't forget to r/r at the end!!!!). Remus
on the other hand, laughed.
"Okay, why don't we go up to the dorm?" he asked. "Race you." Remus
broke off into a run. I looked at Sirius and we quickly followed. We turned a
corner and saw Remus, standing dead still. I stopped and looked at him, my grin
fading. I saw what he was looking at: Lucius Malfoy. Malfoy was grinning from
ear to ear. Behind him, I saw Snape, Crabbe and Goyle, and behind them Saria
and Narscissa. As the only two girls in their year in Slytherin, they had latched on
to each other and were joined at the hip. Narscissa whispered something to Saria
and they both laughed pointedly at me. I saw someone moving behind Saria and
Narscissa. I had no idea who it was, but I hoped whomever it was would hurry up
and do something before we got our butts kicked by big ugly trolls.
"So, Potter," said Malfoy. "Manage to save your little Mudblood girlfriend?"
I turned to Sirius.
"Why does everyone think she's my girlfriend?" I asked him. He shrugged.
"At least he can get one," said Remus. "And watch your mouth."
"I wouldn't talk Moon boy," he (A/N: Malfoy, Jenny) hissed. "Or I'll spill
your secret to a certain influential teacher…"
"He knows," he said (A/N: Jenny, Lupin is speaking). "All the teachers do."
"And do you really think that anyone who knows him will care?" I asked.
"We know and we still like him."
"Yes, but see Potter," said Snape. "You all are freaks, so what you think
doesn't matter."
"Yes but see Snape," said Sirius, imitating him. "You all are Slytherin slime
balls, so what you think is, oh wait, you think? Remus, James, on your mark, get
set, go!" Sirius started to run, Remus choked back laughter, and I was shaking
silently. Score: Malfoy and trolls: 0, Sirius and gang: 1. I tore after Sirius and
Remus, and minutes later I arrived, last, at the portrait hole, heaving with
laughter.
"That's great," I hiccoughed. "We need to do that more often."
"What's so funny?" asked Peter, who had just returned from a float with
McGonagall.
"Well," said Remus. "We had just seen Lily in the Hospital Wing when we
ran into Malfoy and his trolls. Malfoy insulted Lily and me, Snape insulted the
whole lot of us and Sirius here insulted them and it was one of those things
where you just had to be there. What's for lunch, by the way? I'm starving."
"Me too. This should be our hobby, making fun of the Slytherins and
playing pranks on them. Or would anyone feel sorry for them and take pity and
be forever thought of as a loon?" asked Sirius.
"Sirius, that's like asking if someone likes spinach," I said. (A/N: No
offence to those who like spinach. I personally think it's Devil's Spawn but you
can like it if you do). "I'm in, Remus? Peter?"
"Please," said Remus. "Don't insult me by thinking I wouldn't love to do
this."
"Why not?" asked Peter, grinning. "I need a hobby." (A/N: there are a lot of
these in this part. Well, little does Devil's Spawn [Peter, Jenny] know that the
people he is pranking and insulting now will one day be his peers. The little rat,
how could you?! Jenny, don't ask, just don't).